Technology

Nobody thinks they're smart in pointing it out, and it's weird that that's the impression you're getting. If anything, we're pointing it out because your comment reads like you have no idea that USB-C laptop chargers already exist. If you're looking for someone to blame, look inwards. It's your own imprecise language and poor writing skills that got you here.

But your actual concern isn't any better. It's still as inane as what you originally expressed. People having been using chargers for decades, and your argument is that all this knowledge will magically be erased because they mandated USB-C on devices causing people to try to charge their laptops, which come with dedicated chargers, with cheap $3 ones off Ali Express? How? Why? What different effect would a regulation like this coming from tech experts instead of politicians have when the problem appears to be suddenly-induced mass forgetfulness of how electricity works? This doesn't make any sense.

If your only concern with this regulation is that it somehow will enable someone dumb enough to see a USB-C port and think some cheap dollar store charger will power it, then you haven't realized that this dumb person has already done that without this regulation.